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R. David Foster resumé

Email: rdavidfoster@sympatico.ca
http://www3.sympatico.ca/rdavidfoster

Biography:
David Foster is an independent minded gregarious individual who has found solitude at a drawing table in the midst of the greater Toronto area rather than in Purvunituq, Quebec. He enjoys walking the hills and dales of the condominiums and apartments of Mississauga and Oakville, Ontario, while working for Briscott Landscaping, an excellent source of character material for deep hand drawn animation. Continually open to watercolour landscape and pencil crayon portrait work, he has gained a great deal of practical understanding from the Liason of Independent Film of Toronto in the past ten years which he plans to apply by tackling social and religious issues in artist driven personal animation projects.

OBJECTIVE: Independent Animator.

QUALIFICATIONS
Able to bring a wide range of experience as well as thought in practical
design, organization, and production to bear upon the required tasks with an
appreciation of all interests under direction from supervisor(s).

COMPLETED FILMS
http://youtube.com/watch?v=pAQI_ynKso0&feature=user
5:55 35mm fully animated by hand May 30 2008
– Created by R David Foster, Assistant Animator Brian Montenegro

HI! WE'RE CANADIAN 5:-- animated, colour, May 2008
– Created by Brian Montenegro, Soundtrack Technician David Foster
FACES OF DAVE FOSTER 30 seconds September 2005
-Produced, Written, Directed, Animated & Performed by David Foster
CANDY Animated and Produced by Brian Montenegro;
David Foster directed complex animation shooting on Oxberry animation stand.
THE GREEN GRASS Produced and Directed by Nathan Fleet;
David Foster shot titles on Oxberry animation stand.

GRANTS
August 2005 - LIFT Filmmakers Support Program
March 2006 - Ontario Arts Council - Grants to Film & Media Artists - Emerging
http://www.arts.on.ca/English/page-1-2942-1.html
HYPOTHERMIA - My Kayak Prayer
EDUCATION

1995 - Present
LIFT Workshops
Oxberry Animation Stand; Flatbed Editing; Pro-Tools; Sound Editing; Hand Processing; Camera Theory; Optical Printing; Experimental Animation in 35m; Animation with Adobe After Effects; Festival Strategy; Grant Writing;
16mm/8mm Telecine Transfer to Digital Media; Media 100 .

1994 1993
-( First of Three Years) -Honours Diploma
Classical Animation Art Fundamentals Intensive
Sheridan College, Oakville Sheridan College, Oakville


OTHER RELEVANT MEDIA ARTS EXPERIENCE

VOLUNTEER INSTRUCTOR - INTRO TO WATERCOLOUR PAINTING
- Canadian Mental Health Association Oakville OASIS Program. - March - May 2005
VOLUNTEER INSTRUCTOR - INTRO TO DRAWING
- Canadian Mental Health Association Oakville OASIS Program. - August - October 2005
DOWNTOWN OAKVILLE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT ASSOC. - FALL FESTIVAL 2004, 2005
Sidewalk Sale of David Foster's original watercolour paintings.



OTHER CASUAL INTERESTS AND ACTIVITIES
cycling, paddling, religion, writing, exploring and creating music.



EDUCATION (cont'd)

2004 2002 2002
-Passed Step 2 Exam -Certificate of Completion -Certificate of Completion
Irrigation Assoc. Irrigation Irrigation Design
Landscape Ontario, Milton Landscape Ontario, Milton Landscape Ontario, Milton

2002
-Certificate of Completion
Landscape Lighting
Landscape Ontario, Milton
2000 1991 1991
Certificate -Certificate -Certificate
Autocad R.14 Advanced Autocad Autocad
George Brown College, Toronto U of T Con. Ed., Toronto U of T Con. Ed., Toronto

1988
-( First of Five Years BA - Psychology, Education, Chemistry (Bsc), Calculus, Natural Man, Science of Flight )
York University, Toronto

1988 1985 1984
2 SSHDG subjects 5 SSHDG subjects SSGD
Etobicoke Collegiate, Toronto Etobicoke Collegiate, Toronto Etobicoke Collegiate, Toronto

1982
Diploma
330 Hours Structural Drafting in Concrete and Steel
Texas A & M University Extension, College Station, Texas


EMPLOYMENT

June 2005-Present?
Landscape Construction/Maintenance Labourer -Briscott Landscaping, Oakville
http://www.turfpride.ca
Labour installing interlock paving and steps, drive bobcat, residential irrigation, town home mulching, and plantbeds, up to the end of August 2005. Then maintain condominium and townhome properties in summer and winter, full time until the present.

September 2004-Present
Retail Service, Bakery helper -Patisserie Saint-Honore, 2945 Bloor Street West, Etobicoke
Assist in all aspects of running a French pastry shop, including customer service, cash, croissant, bread and pastry preparation, and cleaning.

June- Sept. 2004
Landscape Artist - Self Employed, Oakville
Prepare 26 - 12" x 18" Watercolours on site, for September show & sale in Oakville.

2002-2004
Design Technician, Field Inspector - Seferian Design Group, Burlington
http://www.seferiandesign.com
Prepare Dynascape, AutoCAD (PC), and PowerCadd (Macintosh) contract drawings as designed by Landscape Architect, and maintain them. Maintain large format print room for both surveying office and landscape office. Maintain 'Online Project Collaboration' Website. Conduct detailed inspections and produce detailed illustrated reports for both condominium and private residential projects using Photoshop and MSWord. Inspect all the baseball diamonds in Burlington and prepare detailed and accessible Excel Pivot Table Database for Municipal budget purposes. Survey residential sites and produce base landscape plans.

2000-2002
Draftsperson, Office Administrator, Landscape Labourer - Sunrise Gardens – Oakville
Independently survey and produce residential base landscape plans. Draft complete plans on Dynascape. Prepare Quote Database and maintain. Prepare Installation Quotes. Maintain company office and represent company by phone to clients. Landscape construction labouring on mortared stone, interlock, two story decks, large water features, large tree removal and replanting, armour stone retaining walls and plantbeds, both independently and with a crew.

2000
Production Worker - S.T.R.I.D.E., Oakville
Work on a production line. Drove a forklift. Completed Fork Lift Certification Training.

1985- Present
Retail Service, Bakery helper - Pâtisserie Saint-Honoré, Etobicoke
Assist in all aspects of running a French pastry shop, including customer service, cash, croissant, bread and pastry preparation, and cleaning.

1995-1999
Line Cook, Preparation Cook - East Side Mario's, Oakville Place, Oakville
Prepare on demand, hot, timely meals as well as maintain kitchen, both independently and as a team. Independently boil, deep fry, grill, saute, and bake essential ingredients for same day use by the cooking line.

1993
Cook - Little Bert's Fun Food Eatery, Etobicoke
Prepare timely meals as well as essential ingredients for same day use, both independently and as a team.

1988-1992
Autocad Manager, Autocad Operator, Field Inspector, Draftsperson
- B. J. Tworzyanski Consulting Engineers, Markham
Create and maintain Autocad Database of electrical and civil engineering contract drawings, travel and inspect power facilities in remote northern Ontario communities, prepare maintenance schedules, prepare ink electrical
and civil contract drawings on mylar as designed by engineers for residential subdivisions, water and sewage treatment plants.

1984-1987
Electricians Helper - Finlay Electric, Richmond Hill; - Etobicoke Electric, Toronto
Assist in the installation, maintenance, repair and troubleshooting of industrial, commercial, residential and institutional electrical assets.


1985
Management Trainee - Hudson's Bay Company, Northern Stores; Povungnituk, Quebec.
Manage and labour in the grocery side of a far northern community's only reliable source of supplies for 1000's of kilometres in all directions.

1983 - 1984
Fort York Guard - Historic Fort York, Toronto.
Perform as a historic King's 8th Reg. Grenadier as a team member as well as independently give guided tours of the historic site. This included firing a musket and cannons, drumming and marching.

1982 - 1983
Busboy, dishwasher, stockboy – Rumour's Restaurant, Shipp Centre, Islington @ Bloor.
Any kitchen stuff that I could help out with.

ACTIVE (MEMBERSHIPS)
2002 Toronto Animated Image Society 1995 Liason of Independent Film of Toronto

IN-ACTIVE (MEMBERSHIPS)
2002 Toronto Animated Image Society Scouts Canada
2004 Irrigation Association 2004 Visual Arts Mississauga






















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